Kiteboarding is a very popular thing to do in Nags Head. The Roanoke Sound, which is shallow and calm, is perfect for beginners to learn to the sport, and lessons are available. On windy days, you’ll see dozens of colorful kites flying over the sound as kiteboarders zip back and forth over the water. Experienced kiteboarders also enjoy kiteboarding on the ocean waves. In Nags Head, NC, kiteboarding is concentrated around milepost 16 on the sound.
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Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail locations from Corolla to Ocracoke, Kitty Hawk Kites boasts an impressive selection of kites, flags and spinners, toys, apparel, gifts and games on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk Kites specializes in kites, from the single-lines for kids to high-tech stunt varieties. The stores also sell fun outdoor goodies such as flags, toys, boomerangs and games. You’ll find a wide selection of Outer Banks gear, beach sportswear and footwear from Crocs, Chaco, Hey Dude, Southern Fried and Life is Good apparel, t-shirts, sweatshirts, outdoor clothing, sunglasses and more. Kitty Hawk Kites also offers a number of adventure activities including hang gliding, kayak and SUP tours, lessons and rentals, parasailing, Jet Skis, dolphin tours, wild horse tours, historic tours and much more. The brand-new Whalebone Watersports Center on the Nags Head Causeway offers kayak fishing, Jet Skis, pontoon boat rentals and more. At Kitty Hawk Kites' Waves Village Watersports in Rodanthe, you can learn kiteboarding; buy and rent kiteboarding gear; rent a kayak, surfboard or standup paddleboard or climb the adventure tower/ropes course. Kitty Hawk Kites Hang Gliding School at Jockey's Ridge in Nags Head offers private lessons, beginner lessons, advanced lessons and training packages for hang gliding, as well as retail merchandise and sand boards available for rent.
Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail locations from Corolla to Ocracoke, Kitty Hawk Kites boasts an impressive selection of kites, flags and spinners, toys, apparel, gifts and games on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk Kites specializes in kites, from the single-lines for kids to high-tech stunt varieties. The stores also sell fun outdoor goodies such as...read more
Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail...read more
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Dock of the Bay is a fuel dock and ships store on Kitty Hawk Bay. With fuel, bait and tackle, wine and beer, snacks, ice and more, it has all your boating-excursion needs covered. If you're arriving by car, it is located at the end of Bob Perry Road, close to the public boat launch. It's now offering non-ethanol gas. read more
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The 5-acre Dowdy Park is a popular place for relaxation, play and entertainment. The park includes an amphitheater, green space, restrooms, a fitness trail, basketball and pickleball courts, a bocce area and an unusual playscape/playground for kids, and it's the site of local events, festivals and live music. You'll find it on the Bypass in Nags Head, next to Nags Head Elementary School on the...read more
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car provides cars of several sizes for rent, including open-air Jeeps.read more
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This team of state and nationally certified massage therapists specializes in therapeutic and medical massage techniques including myofacial release for relaxation, injury recovery and pain management. Limited off-site sessions are also available. Feel free to call them for more information and to schedule an appointment.read more
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Farmdog Beach Services offers cabana service on the beaches from Ocean Hill in Corolla to the Tr-Villages on Hatteras Island, and you do not have to be staying on the oceanfront to enjoy this service. They will deliver tents, umbrellas and coolers with ice and provide trash service as well.read more
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If you or your family are looking for a new aerial adventure, this is it. First Flight Adventure Park is a multi-level, self-guided ropes course for all ages and skill levels. The aerial park is designed for ages 6 and older and thrill seekers of varying abilities. With 48 elements ranging from 12 to 50 feet above the ground, the course is designed to test...read more
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First Flight Airport is a public-use airstrip in the heart of Kill Devil Hills. Owned by the National Park Service, it's adjacent to the Wright Brothers National Memorial, the exact place where modern flight began. The single asphalt runway measures 3,000 feet by 60 feet. A maximum of 24 hours parking is allowed, with no more than two overnight stays per month. Restroom facilities are...read more
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You’ve got the need for speed, and Full Throttle Speedway has the speed you need. Full Throttle offers gas-powered, Indy-style go-carts for zipping and zooming around their two tracks – a figure-8 and an oval slick-track. Carts seat one or two people. The height limit to ride is 50 inches for the figure-8 track and 55 inches for the slick track. Junior racers are also...read more
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This space-themed mini-golf course includes 36 lighted holes. Aliens younger than 4 with a paying adult play free at this one-stop intergalactic hop.read more
This ecotourism company offers nature-themed experiences for all ages. Learn about ghost crabs and chase them on the beach, look for birds in the birding hot spots of the Outer Banks, or watch the night sky and learn the constellations, all with the help of an experienced guide. Group tours meet in Nags Head or Corolla and are just $15 per person, or you can...read more
If you're going to be smiling in front of the camera, you want someone who's smiling back at you from behind the camera. That's photographer Ginger Harvey's style. She's a happy and talented photographer with more than 12 years of experience in wedding and portrait photography on the Outer Banks. read more
Exploring the 4WD area north of Corolla is way more fun when you’re driving a dune buggy. Good Vibrations Beach Rides rents custom high-performance VW dune buggies (Thing, Beetle and Baja) with two-seater or four-seater options. They offer daily rentals at five-hour time slots (not overnight), and each four-speed manual transmission car is both road and beach friendly. Good Vibrations is on the northern Outer...read more
